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It is shown that the Kapitza-Dirac effect with atoms, which has been considered to be evidence for their wavelike character, can be interpreted as a scattering of pointlike objects by the periodic laser field.
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Marshall, T.W. Are Atoms Waves or Particles?. Found Phys 36, 333–349 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10701-005-9023-y
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